Blackthorn Mining Bee vs White Olive

Andrena varians compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Andrena	Terminalia
Species	Andrena varians	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

White Olive

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.